My Test Thyroide (autotest) Sach 1

My test The thyroid is a test that will detect the concentration of thyroid hormone stimulating (TSH) above the normal and will allow you to detect hypothyroidism.

The test is positive with a score higher than 5 IU / ml

The test is feasible with a single drop of blood

Hypothyroidism is a function of the thyroid gland, which produces too little of?the thyroid hormones.

The causes are varied: autoimmune, iatrogenic, congenital, hereditary, iodine deficiency in the diet. The main symptoms of hypothyroidism come from a general delay in the metabolism. In the symptoms found in patients, we found: fatigue, more or less pronounced (physical and intellectual), pale skin, dry skin, hypothermia, feeling cold, hair loss (with baldness and loss of eyebrows), loss of concentration and memory, constipation, edema, and weight gain despite loss of appetite, bradycardia, cramps, muscle stiffness and muscle pain.

1 / Wash your hands with soap and rinse with clear water p>

2 / Open the protective bag (at the level of the notch) and remove only the cassette and pipette. Dispose of the bag by the middle 3 / Take a l?one of the lancets, unscrew carefully the cap and pull it to 360 degrees.4 / Remove the protective cap of the lancet firmly against the viewfinder so they are well in contact.

5 / Press the unlock button (you hook in the ring). After use, the tip will automatically resume and will be stored safely in the lancet

6 / Hold the hand and rub the finger that you pricked until a large drop of blood appears.

7 / Insert the tip of the pipette in the drop of blood without pressing the convex part of the pipette. Due to the capillary action, the blood will be sucked up to the line indicated on the pipette. When the blood does not come on the line, you have to massage the tip of your finger a little longer to get more blood. Try to prevent the formation of air bubbles

8 / Push the convex part of the pipette to drain the blood sucked into the round recess of the cassette

9 / Wait until the blood is completely removed in the footprint round. Then unscrew the blue cap of the dropper bottle plastic (leave the white cap tightly screwed on) and add 5 drops of a solution of dilution in the round recess of the cassette.

10 / Wait for 10 hours before reading the result